The Shearing Dance
By Alison Park, 16 July 2010 –
The time it takes to shear our 16 sheep is a bit of a running joke. There aren't enough of them to get into the rhythm of the shearing dance – the choreography required to clip the 300 per day that the professional shearer can do. Thankfully, the fleece has some value this year; a reduced international supply and new products like natural insulation have improved the market